Powder receptacle for handles



Dec. 1, 1925'.

- c. o. FISHER POWDER RECEPTACLE FOR HANDLES Filed Dec. 16, 19%!,fizvehtor: CharZeJ 0.- ELK/2e];

Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES CHARLES O. FISHER, OF WELLSvILL-E, KANSAS.

POWDER REC'EPTACLE FOR HANDLES.

Application filed December 16, 1924. Serial No. 758,373.

To all whom 2'25 may 601L067")? ie it known that l, CHARLES O.Fist-11in, a citizen of the limited States, and resident of lVellsville,county of Franklin, and State of Kansas, have invented. certain new anduseful .lm 'irovements in Powder Receptacles for Handles, of which thefollowing is a full and exact specification.

The present invention relates to the handles of manually operated.devices, such as tennis rackets, base ball bats, tools and the like, andaims to provide a novel handle structure embodying a powder receptaclehandle for the purpose of providing a convenient and readily availablesource of powder supply for application to the hands of the personmaking use of such devices.

To this end I propose to provide a handle structure having the free endthereof formed with the mouth of the receptacle, equipped with asuitable cap on removal of which the powder receptacle may be filled andreplenished as often as necessary and said receptacle, further up thehandle, shall have an opening for the discharge of the powder insuitable quantities for application to the hands of the party using thedevice of which the handle is a part. This last opening shall have a capover same which either by moving from, or leaving on, will let thepowder out or keep it in, respectively, as desired.

I have also sought to devise a neat, simple and attractive constructionof the type described and adapted for easy manipulation in the usethereof, and also for cheapness of manufacture.

W'ith these words of preface, the invention will now be described withreference to the accompanying drawing, illustrating one form ofconstruction which has been devised for embodying the improvementafterwhich the novel features thereof will be set forth and defined in theappended claims.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tennis racket havingits handle portion constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged end view of said handle portion.

Figure 3 is a sectional detail view, taken on the line AA, of Figure 2.

Figure t shows the cap over the opening thru which the powder is shakenout.

Figure 5 shows the same cap turned back,

disclosing the opening thru which the pow der is shaken out.

Referring to the said drawing now in detail, this shows the invention,for purposes of illustration merely, as applied to the handle portion 1of a tennis racket 2, although it will be understood that theimprovements are equally adapted for use in connection with the handlesof other devices such as baseball bats, golf sticks, tools and allsimilar manually operated devices of the same character.

At the free end of the handle 1, the same is formed with a well orreceptacle 3, adapted to form a container of suitable size for receivinga supplyof powder, such as powdered rosin or the like. The mouth of thisreceptacle 3 is rabbeted out for receiving in countersunk relation aninternally threaded ring 5 with its outer face flush with the end of theface of the handle.

For sealing the mouth of the receptacle 3 a cap member 7 is provided inthe form of a sheet metal disk with a projection 6 whereby the cap maybe manipulated with the fingers. The cap is threaded enabling it to bescrewed down in the threads l, in the ring 5, thus closing the opening.The cap 7 must be removed preparatory'to filling the receptacle 3with-any powder substance.

8 designates a cap made out of spring metal which retained by a screw 9over the upper opening 11 of receptacle 3. This metal piece can be movedover, or from over, the opening 11 by pressing sideways on theprojection 10 sticking up on the cap 8, 12 designates a ring made toline the hole 11 thru which the powder is shaken out whenever the playerdesires, first by pushing back the cap 8 and then striking the hole facedown upon the hand with which the racket is gripped in )laying.

This is a device for which, especially in the game of tennis, there is agreat need. Tennis is mostly played under the blazing hot sun,necessitating great perspiration by those who are in anyways subject toperspiring. This perspiration gets into the palm of ones hand which isgripping the tennis racket. This moistened condition causes the intensegrip which one must maintain, to give way and slip on the moment ofracket impact with ball.

This slip, though the merest fraction, will ruin and lose a terrificdrive close to the fit) line. It will not only ruin a hard shot but itwill also ruin the slower shots varying them in height, distance, anddirection. Many a close match can be lost by annoyances and handicapsfar less prevalent and dangerous than this of a slipping grip.

lVhat I claim is:

I. In an article of the character described, a handle provided with areceptacle for'contaming powder, a threaded ring countersunk into themouth of said receptacle, a cap member threaded into said ring and aclosure element movably mounted further up the handle for normallyclosing a discharge opening leading from the receptacle.

In an article of the character described, a handle provided with areceptacle for containing powder, a threaded ring countersunk into themouth of said receptacle, a cap member threaded into said ring andprovided with a projection and a closure element of spring metal movablymounted further up the handle over a discharge hole leading from thepowder receptacle.

8. In an article of the character described,

a handle provided with a receptacle having an inlet at one end of saidhandle and an outlet leading out of the handle at a suitable distancefrom said inlet, a ren'iovable cap member for closing said inlet, and acap l3 pivotally mounted upon the handle for normally closing saidoutlet.

In witness whereof I atlix my signature.

CHARLES O. FISHER.

